Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty

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Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty was a 17th-century Scottish laird, writer, and translator best known for his eccentric prose and his celebrated translation of Rabelais into English.

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instanceOf Scottish writer ⓘ
human ⓘ
laird ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
translator ⓘ
allegiance Royalists ⓘ
birthDate 1611 ⓘ
birthPlace Cromarty ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
deathDate 1649 ⓘ
deathPlace Cromarty ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
describedAs baroque prose stylist ⓘ
eccentric ⓘ
educatedAt King's College, Aberdeen ⓘ
familyName Urquhart ⓘ
fieldOfWork invented languages ⓘ
lexicography ⓘ
translation ⓘ
genre prose ⓘ
satire ⓘ
givenName Thomas ⓘ
hasWorkInCollection Gargantua and Pantagruel (English translation) ⓘ
The Jewel (Ekskubalauron) ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
influencedBy François Rabelais ⓘ
knownFor English translation of Rabelais ⓘ
eccentric prose style ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
militaryConflict Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
movement Scottish literature ⓘ
nobleTitle laird of Cromarty ⓘ
notableIdea universal language scheme ⓘ
notableWork Ekskubalauron ⓘ
Logopandecteision ⓘ
Pantochronachanon ⓘ
The Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais ⓘ
Translation of Gargantua and Pantagruel ⓘ
occupation soldier ⓘ
translator ⓘ
writer ⓘ
politicalAlignment supporter of Charles I of England ⓘ
religion Presbyterianism ⓘ
linked to: Presbyterian
residence Cromarty Castle ⓘ
timePeriod 17th century ⓘ

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